Hi, I am new to this site and to "posting to forums". So if I get it wrong, I apologize. I had collected several old fans for decoration purposes only but have gotten rid of most of them. I have a GE model 272810 left and was wondering how old it might be. I tried googling it and can't find any helpful information.Thanks in advance.

I believe thats a GE Standard and its a first generation model from the 1930s. there were a few different models from this line of GEs that were introduced around this time, there was the Standard, the Quiet Blade, and then the Vortalex, the Standard being the lowest end model, and the Quiet Blade being the midline model and the Vortalex being the top of the line model.

Yes, the early Standard, Quiet Blade, and Vortalexes had a 49X*** number for the model number from 1938 when they were first introduced until about 1948 when they changed the model number to the 12FV**** model number designation.
Her fan has the 3X3 cage which I believe preceeded the 5X3 cage meaning it was the first style.